What is another name for myelodysplasia?

What is another name for myelodysplasia?

• A. Spina bifida
• B. Anencephaly
• C. Meningocele
• D. Encephalocele

Answer: (A)

Myelodysplasia refers to abnormal development of the spinal cord and surrounding structures, a type of spinal dysraphism. The common name for this broader group is spina bifida, which describes the range of spine malformations arising from incomplete closing of the vertebral arches. That makes spina bifida the best answer, since it directly refers to the spinal defect described by myelodysplasia. The other terms describe different problems: anencephaly is a cranial neural tube defect with missing brain tissue; encephalocele is brain tissue protruding through a skull defect; meningocele is a form of spinal dysraphism where the meninges protrude without neural tissue. These are not synonyms for myelodysplasia.

Myelodysplasia refers to abnormal development of the spinal cord and surrounding structures, a type of spinal dysraphism. The common name for this broader group is spina bifida, which describes the range of spine malformations arising from incomplete closing of the vertebral arches. That makes spina bifida the best answer, since it directly refers to the spinal defect described by myelodysplasia.

The other terms describe different problems: anencephaly is a cranial neural tube defect with missing brain tissue; encephalocele is brain tissue protruding through a skull defect; meningocele is a form of spinal dysraphism where the meninges protrude without neural tissue. These are not synonyms for myelodysplasia.